I think there’s something very important to take away from this article and I think it has to do with over analysis.
| I’ve been thinking about the nature of counting and the intent involved. For most people who examine markets the aim of looking at data is, I believe, to CONSCIOUSLY find some pattern which will lead to a winning market system. But what if one were to count without any particular intent in mind, purely as a means of familiarizing oneself with the nature of the beast we are called to dance with? |
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January 11th, 2009 at 9:46 am
I think this gets to the heart of the reason why some do well in trading (or any other endeavor for that matter) and some (most) don't.
It's not hard to find and study the techniques, methods, indicators, and tools used by successful traders. Many are willing to share them freely. Additionally, I think most traders, new and old alike, are far from stupid and they are more than willing to study their brains out to learn "how" to trade successfully.
But I would tend to agree that it goes way beyond being able to identify a chart pattern or being able to recognize a setup in an indicator.
I think there is something that the successful trader is able to grasp at a more general level that others have not yet come to see. "Can't see the forest for the trees" sort of thing?
Good topic.
-AT
January 11th, 2009 at 1:40 pm
AT,
I wanted to respond to your previous post that covered so much. While I do understand how you feel about Tony, after seeing him live I have a newfound respect for him. He really is the one who got this whole ball rolling on personal development and he has helped so many people along the way. He really does seem to care and he's so down to earth. I never would have expected him to use the language that he uses while on stage.
He also had people tell him their problems right there on stage and did some 1 on 1 coaching right there. It was pretty intense and amazing to witness. So there will always be a soft spot for Tony, no matter where my journey takes me.
However, after the Secret came out it has opened my eyes to a number of other resources. I've been reading Eckhart Tolle, Chopra, Dalai Lama and many others.
Have you ever checked out the Freedom Exercises by Story Waters and Lee Harris? I find them incredibly relaxing and useful in my life and that spills over into my trading.
Wow, a whole weekend with M. Douglas. That must of been something. I don't even know what I'd ask him if I had the chance.
January 11th, 2009 at 2:17 pm
I certainly didn't mean to take anything away from what Tony teaches or his ability to help others, but I feel like what I've learned about "how the world works" is different now. I think his has a very "hands-on" and "doing" approach (Massive Action was his motto when I was listening to him) where as I feel like I'm going in something of an opposite direction toward more "allowing" of things to happen. Again, that's just my impression but I also haven't seen him in person either.
When I was listening to his tapes he talked about some of the things he did at his seminars and it was cool to see why the things worked for people. It seemed to me that it boiled down to getting those people to focus their minds on something other than their problem and/or more onto an objective or goal. His ability to get people to do things that they initially feared was impressive.
About the Story Waters and Lee Harris info you just shared: I only watched a couple minutes of the video on the Limitlessness site, but this is the same type of thing that I talk about from Abraham-Hicks (whom the lady references in the intro to the video).
I hadn't heard of these guys but this is very cool to see. It's really exciting for me to see this coming from some other people and I'll check out their site more thoroughly later.
Awesome stuff. Thanks for sharing.
-AT